Police arrest two boys after auto burglary

Amarillo police said they arrested two boys after officers spotted the boys stealing shotguns out of a pickup early Sunday morning.

About 4:49 a.m., police were patrolling the 2200 block of South Milam Street, where they observed a white Lincoln Town Car driving suspiciously in the area, authorities said.

An officer saw two boys exit the Lincoln and approach a Dodge Ram in a neighborhood driveway, and one of them opened the pickup’s driver side door while another opened the rear passenger door, police said.

As an officer approached the boys, the driver of the Lincoln alerted them, and all three fled from police. Additional officers began searching the area for the burglars, police said.

Police found a white Lincoln Town Car parked in a nearby driveway, and saw two boys sitting in the car and pretending to be asleep.

Police removed the boys from the vehicle and found a gray purse and two GPS systems inside, authorities said.

Police discovered the purse had been stolen from a vehicle in the 4200 block of Cline Road and one of the GPS systems was stolen from a vehicle in the 1400 block of Southwest 35th Avenue, authorities said.

Police also recovered two shotguns stolen from the Ram as the boys fled on foot.

Police identified the boys as an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old, and they were booked into the Youth Center of the High Plains, authorities said.